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The Japan Benefits Leader is responsible for overseeing the end to end program management and administration of the pension and benefit programs for all IBM Japan legal entities in scope (mainline entity + fully owned subsidiaries).

The Japan Benefits Leader will provide management oversight on the day to day operations of the Japan Benefits Team (in-country and off-shore locations) and all vendors supporting the administration of local pension and benefit plans.

The Japan Benefits Leader is required to work closely with multiple teams and stakeholders locally, regionally, and globally both within and outside of IBM to ensure on-going plan renewal, re-design activities, annual actuarial valuation exercises and execution of service delivery is done flawlessly.

The Japan Benefits Leader will functionally report to the AP Regional Benefits Leader and locally to the Japan Compensation & Benefits Manager.

Benefits Manager Job Duties:

Work with the Benefits Strategy & Design Teams and IBM's benefits broker/consultant by providing local service delivery input and voice of the employee (VOE) feedback on the following:

Plan renewals (RFP process)

Local market trends and developments in benefits offered by other organizations

Successful track record of managing multiple vendors to meet and exceed their contractual targets

Multi-cultural stakeholder management

Must be agile, analytical and creative in working through issues, resolving conflict, and managing a crisis

Preferred Tech and Prof Experience

Experience with Workday or HR system transformation / integration is preferred

Knowledge of Design Thinking methodology or experience of it is a plus

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